Construction method of the cost function for the minimax shape optimization problem

Abstract

The present paper describes a method by which to formulate a shape optimization problem of a linear elastic continuum for minimizing the maximum value of a strength measure, such as the von Mises stress. In order to avoid the irregularity of the shape derivative of the maximum value, the Kreisselmeier-Steinhauser function of the strength measure is used as the cost function. In the cost function, a parameter is used to control the regularity of the shape derivative. In the present paper, we propose a rule by which to appropriately determine the parameter. The effectiveness of the proposed rule is confirmed through a numerical example of a cantilever problem.